AAA-CPA Supreme Court Brief in Comptroller v. WynneAAA-CPAThe AAA-CPA recently filed an amicus curiae brief. This case will be argued Nov. 12. Special thanks to David De Jong, Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC, Counsel of Record and the following members who contributed:

Please click here to view the case. This will take you to an American Bar Association-sponsored site with all the briefs that have been filed in the case.

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Law Student Networking Reception at Georgetown LawAAA-CPA and Georgetown University Law CenterThe AAA-CPA and Georgetown University Law Center, Graduate Center & Professional Development, cordially invite you to a complimentary networking reception prior to our AAA-CPA Fall Meeting & Education Conference Nov. 4. The reception will be taking place on the 12th floor of the Bernard S. and Sarah M. Gewirz Student Center on the law center campus. For more information and to register for this event, please click here.

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All Work and No Play is Not How AAA-CPA Runs Their ConferencesAAA-CPAJoin us for the 2014 AAA-CPA Fall Meeting & Education Conference in Washington, D.C., Nov. 5-8. Gain up to 16 hours of CPE and CLE/MCLE on a 50-minute hour track or 13 CLE/MCLE on a 60-minute hour track. Also, enjoy fantastic networking with fellow attendees.

Welcome dinner at the Sofitel to continue the 50th anniversary celebration

Dear Fellow AAA-CPA Members:AAA-CPAI just read your amicus curiae brief in the Wynne case, and I was blown away. What a magnificent job you did! This is a most impressive work product. It is very well written and is supported with exceptional authority. It is never redundant and is on point at all times. How can the U.S. Supreme Court possibly disagree?

What an honor you just experienced. Not only did you make a very credible argument, you also made history. The AAA-CPA will always be remembered for this. I expect the court to agree with your position and analysis.

I just wanted to tell you how proud you have made me to be a member of the AAA-CPA. I only wish I could have made a contribution to this masterpiece. Thank you all for your professionalism, knowledge and talent.

Congratulations on a job very well done. You should be very proud of your work. I know that I am very proud for you.

Alan Zipp
CPA
Attorney at law
Rockville, Maryland

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INDUSTRY NEWS

What if Taxes Go Up and No One Notices?The Hill At the start of 2013, most American workers faced a 2 percent cut in their take-home pay, as the 2011-2012 Social Security payroll tax holiday came to an end. Conventional wisdom tells us that the public revolts when taxes go up. But in this case, not only did public outrage fail to materialize, but they seemed to not even notice the increase.

Warren Buffett: US Never Followed Through on That Whole 'Tax the Rich' ThingThe Huffington Post Warren Buffett thinks it's a problem that some of the wealthiest Americans pay lower tax rates than their housekeepers.
The billionaire investor said taxes on the wealthiest Americans are far too low, given that some of the 400 largest earners in the United States, whose average income was about $200 million a year, pay a tax rate of less than 10 percent.

Georgia May Be the 1st State to Cap Income TaxesGoverning Georgia appears on the verge of removing a valuable financial tool for the state — and it's leaving the ultimate decision to voters.
The question on November's ballot asks voters if they want to place a cap on the state's income tax. (The state's top rate is 6 percent.)

IRS Warns of Delays if US Congress Fumbles Tax 'Extenders'Reuters Severe delays and inconvenience for millions of taxpayers could result in 2015 if the U.S. Congress fails to deal soon with a list of temporary tax laws that expired at the end of 2013, the Internal Revenue Service and a key senator warned.
Known as the "extenders," the more than 50 expired tax laws are in limbo, waiting for Congress to decide whether to renew them or not. They range from tax breaks for multinational corporations to breaks for alternative energy and school teachers.

How Asset-building Tax Subsidies Miss Their TargetsForbesNearly one-third of all federal tax expenditures — $384 billion in 2013 alone — is aimed at various forms of asset building, such as retirement savings, higher education and home ownership. Yet, according to research by several of my Tax Policy Center and Urban Institute colleagues, these tax breaks do little to help low- and middle-income households build wealth.

Tax Payments to Feds Rise by $202 BillionThe Hill The federal government took in $202 billion more in tax revenue in fiscal 2014, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated.
Personal taxes made up the bulk of the increase, with the amount paid rising by $154 billion. That increase came, in part, as a result of tax hikes in the January 2013 "fiscal cliff" deal.